Director Jason Wang has finally announced the title of Aquaman 2. Yes, the film is still over a year away from its December 16, 2022 release, but the hype continues with the full title: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

Wan announced the title on his Instagram page, showing a photo of the title card taped to his laptop during a June 10 production meeting. Patrick Wilson, his co-star in Aquaman who played Ohm Wang, replied to the post in the comments, "Get it out. I'll find it," he replied, noting that his character was defeated by Arthur Curry/Aquaman (Jason Momoa) at the end of the first film.

Just as Curry showed signs of reconciliation with the fallen king at the end of the film, it is possible that in "Aquaman 2" Aum will be Aquaman's friend, not his enemy. The moment is different, however. How did the Atlanteans spend the pandemic, did they have time to forgive and forget?

But for those who can't remember the calm days of 2018 (at least they were calm compared to the present), the first "Aquaman" ended with the brutal and often soaking wet Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) on the throne as King of Atlantis. He even left that film with a villain, as Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) survived to the end of the film.

Of course, the rest of the DCEU is still active, and we can look forward to possible cameo appearances by Flash, Shazam, Wonder Woman, and Black Adam.

Since Arthur Curry is now king of Atlantis, one of his ultimate goals is to unite the seven kingdoms of Atlantis. They are the Atlantians, the Brine, the Fisherman kingdoms, the Trench, the Xeverians, the Desert People, and the ...... These are the long lost kingdoms.

So, the Lost Kingdom is the missing piece of the puzzle of the Aquaman Empire, and we would be shocked if there is not some problem hidden deep within. After all, how could it be lost?

The Black Manta may be using the Lost Kingdom as a hideout. The manta ray was last seen heading to Atlantis with marine biologist Stephen Shinn (Randall Park).